LAWYERS TITLE INS. CORP. v. GROFF

No. 2001-325.

148 N.H. 333 (2002)

LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE CORP. v. DAVID M. GROFF, ESQ.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: September 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, P.L.L.C., of Manchester (Arnold Rosenblatt and Michael S. Owen on the brief), for the plaintiff.

Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A., of Manchester (Peter G. Beeson and David P. Eby on the brief), for the defendant.


BROCK, C.J.

The defendant, David M. Groff, Esq., appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., on its claims for breach of contract and negligence. Following a bench trial, the Superior Court (Conboy, J.) ruled that the defendant was vicariously liable for a title search conducted by a third party. We reverse.

The relevant undisputed facts follow. In 1991, the parties entered into an agreement which made the defendant...

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